Josef Kaiser (sculptor)
Josef Kaiser , born Josip Kaiser (born March 10, 1954 in Batsch , Vojvodina ) is an Austrian sculptor, painter, draftsman and coin designer.
Life
After graduating from the secondary school for applied arts in Split in 1972, Josef Kaiser moved to Austria and studied sculpture at the University of Applied Arts Vienna , graduating in 1978 (Mag.art.). He began teaching at this university in 1980 and became its vice-rector in 2007. In addition to his sculptural work, he created a number of coin designs, the most famous of which are the Austrian euro coins in circulation.
Awards
- 1981: Promotion Prize of the Province of Lower Austria
- 1982: Wiener Festwochenpreis
- 1985: Theodor-Körner-Förderungspreis
- 1994: Award of the Karl Anton Wolf Foundation
- 1997: 1st prize "Euro", national side of the euro coins in circulation for Austria
- 2002: Austrian Cross of Honor for Science and Art, 1st class
Works (selection)
- 100 Schilling coin 700 years of the city of Gmunden (1978)
- 20 Schilling coin Schloss Grafenegg (1984)
- 500 Schilling coin CSCE follow-up meeting (1986)
- 20 Schilling coin Archbishop Johann Ernst Graf Thun (1987)
- 1, 2, 5, 10, 20 and 50 cent as well as 1 and 2 euro course coins (national side for Austria, 2002)
Web links
Commons : Josef Kaiser - Collection of images, videos and audio files
- Biography Josef Kaiser ( Memento from June 5, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Kaiser, Josef |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Kaiser, Josip |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Austrian sculptor, painter, draftsman and coin designer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | March 10, 1954 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Batsch , Vojvodina |